Question

kenjis family is hosting an end-of-summer burger bash. his parents buy a family-size package of ground beef, and kenji uses a scale to divide the meat evenly into 32 burger-size portions. each portion weighs 0.25 pounds.
use an equation to find the weight of the family-size package of meat.
_____ pounds

Explanation:

Step1: Define total weight variable

Let $W$ = total weight of the package.

Step2: Set up weight equation

Total weight equals number of portions times weight per portion:
$W = 32 \times 0.25$

Step3: Calculate total weight

$W = 8$

Answer:

8 pounds